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I just came across a blog entry by Mike (who I don’t know) about design patterns, which I found a very interesting read. The ensuing discussion in the comments section is equally interesting. I know enough about patterns to understand what they are talking about, but never bothered studying them closer.

The reason? A few hours into a week-long course on design patterns that I attended some years ago, I realized that I knew every single pattern the instructor was talking about. I just didn’t know that someone had given them a name.

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